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- Page 1 CG3 - CG23 OWNER’S MANUAL t ƌŝƩ ĞŶ ďLJ ƉĞŽƉů Ğ ǁ ŝƚŚ ů ŝŵŝƚĞĚ ĂƩ ĞŶƟŽŶ spans for those who HATE manuals… SPEAKERS 800-905-5485...
- Page 2 Compression Guide Technology. It’s why the CG3 and CG23 sound different from the vast majority of speaker systems. While there are many great speakers on the market, most of them sound like speakers mounted in boxes and they sound ‘boxy’.
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Page 3: Compression Guide Technology - History
Standard Enclosure Compression Guide Enclosure Compression Guide Technology - History - ŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ For example, with a bass guitar, you can feel the pick of the string along with the bass note. With a kick drum, you could hear the wrap of the mallet against the skin of the drum and your ďŽĚLJ... -
Page 4: Cg3-23 Features
CG3 - CG23 Features Exclusive Compression Guide Technology Tuning ^Ɵī ͕ <Ğǀ ů Ăƌ Đ ŽŶĞƐ ǁ ŝƚŚ ƌƵďďĞƌ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚƐ ĨŽƌ ŚŝŐ Ś Đ ŽŶĞ Ğdž Đ ƵƌƐŝŽŶƐ ǁ ŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĚŝƐƚŽƌƟŽŶ- producing cone breakup. ^ŽŌ ĚŽŵĞ ƚǁ ĞĞƚĞƌƐ ĨŽƌ Ğdž ƚĞŶĚĞĚ͕ LJ Ğƚ ƐŵŽŽƚŚ ƚƌĞďů Ğ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ͘... -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Table Of Contents /ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐ ƟŽŶ͙ ͘ ͘ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͘ ͘ Ϯ ………... -
Page 6: Zžžŵ Đ Žƶɛɵđ Ɛ
Probably More Than You Want To Know About Room Đ ŽƵƐƟĐ Ɛ ZŽŽŵ ĂĐ ŽƵƐƟĐ Ɛ ŚĂǀ Ğ Ă ŵĂũ Žƌ Ğī ĞĐ ƚ ŽŶ ƐŽƵŶĚ ƋƵĂů ŝƚLJ ͘ /Ĩ LJ ŽƵƌ ƌŽŽŵ ŚĂƐ ŐŽŽĚ ĂĐ ŽƵƐƟĐ Ăů ƋƵĂů ŝͲ ƟĞƐ͕... -
Page 7: Placing Speakers
ŽƉƟŽŶƐ ŝŶĐ ů ƵĚŝŶŐ ǁ Ăů ů Žƌ ƐŚĞů Ĩ ŵŽƵŶƟŶŐ ͘ Home Theater Placement RSL CG3s and CG23s can be placed on speaker stands, shelves, or furniture. They include threaded inserts in the back of their cabinets for wall or ceiling brackets. The CG3s also have a keyhole bracket. -
Page 8: Center Channel
Placement — ŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ & ƌŽŶƚ ů ĞŌ ĂŶĚ ƌŝŐ Śƚ ƐƉĞĂŬĞƌƐ ;ϱ͘ ϭ͕ ϳ ͘ ϭ͕ ϳ ͘ Ϯ ƐLJ ƐƚĞŵƐͿ ŽƚŚ ƚŚĞ Z^> ' ϯ ĂŶĚ Z^> ' Ϯϯ Đ ĂŶ ďĞ ƵƐĞĚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ů ĞŌ ĂŶĚ ƌŝŐ Śƚ ƐƉĞĂŬĞƌƐ͘ K ŶĞ ƐƉĞĂŬĞƌ ƐŚŽƵů Ě ďĞ Ɖů... - Page 9 Center channel speaker (5.1, 7.1, 7.2 systems) Placement of your center channel is the most self-explanatory. Either the RSL CG3 or the RSL CG23 Đ ĂŶ ďĞ ƵƐĞĚ ĂƐ Ă Đ ĞŶƚĞƌ Đ ŚĂŶŶĞů ͘ dŚĞ ' ϯ ƐŚŽƵů Ě ƐƚĂŶĚ ǀ ĞƌƟĐ Ăů ů LJ ǁ ŚĞŶ ƵƐĞĚ ĂƐ Ă Đ ĞŶƚĞƌ Đ ŚĂŶŶĞů ǁ...
- Page 10 Placement — ŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ Side/rear channel speakers placement (7.1, 7.2 systems) ϳ ͘ ϭ Žƌ ϳ ͘ Ϯ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚ ƐŽƵŶĚ ƐLJ ƐƚĞŵƐ Đ ŽŶƐŝƐƚ ŽĨ ů ĞŌ͕ ƌŝŐŚƚ͕ ĂŶĚ Đ ĞŶƚĞƌ ƐƉĞĂŬĞƌƐ Ăů ŽŶŐ ǁ ŝƚŚ ƚǁ Ž ƐŝĚĞ and two rear speakers.
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Page 11: Placing Subwoofers
Placement — ŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ Here are guidelines for placing your subwoofer: 1. We recommend that, if possible, the subwoofer be located somewhere in the vicinity of the front speakers rather than in the rear of your room. 2. Placement near a wall will increase your subwoofer’s bass output. Placement near or in a corner will increase it even further. -
Page 12: Using Two Subwoofers
Using Two Subwoofers When two subwoofers can be useful Using a high quality subwoofer, such as one of our RSL Speedwoofers, should be sufficient to give you the smile-inspiring impact you want. However, using two subwoofers has certain ad- ǀ ĂŶƚĂŐĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁ Ğ ŚĂǀ Ğ ů ŝƐƚĞĚ ďĞů Žǁ ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ E K d ŽƵƌ ĂƩ ĞŵƉƚ ƚŽ ƐĞů ů LJ ŽƵ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ƐƵďǁ ŽŽĨĞƌ͖ ;ƵŶů... - Page 13 ^ƵŐŐ ĞƐƟŽŶƐ & Žƌ W ů ĂĐ ŝŶŐ dǁ Ž ^Ƶďǁ ŽŽĨĞƌ Ɛ zŽƵ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ ƉĞƌŵŝƩ ĞĚ ƚŽ ƌĞĂĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƐĞĐ ƟŽŶ ƵŶů ĞƐƐ LJ ŽƵ ĂƌĞ Ă ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŝŶ good standing of the Dual Subwoofer Owners Club. dƌLJ...
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Page 14: Ŷɛƚăů Ů Ăɵžŷ
/ŶƐƚĂů ů ĂƟŽŶ t ŝƌĞ ǁ Ğ ŚĞĂƌ͍ ;dŚŝƐ ƐĞĐ ƟŽŶ ŝƐ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚͿ Before you start… dĂŬĞ Ă ŵŽŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƌĞĂĚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƌĞĐ ŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ͘ 1. Always shut off the power to all components before installing! 2. Use quality speaker wire. We recommend two-conductor wire with high quality copper. zŽƵ͛... - Page 15 /ŶƐƚĂů ů ĂƟŽŶ— ŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ŽŶŶĞĐ ƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƉĞĂŬ ĞƌƐ Properly twist wire to eliminate stray strands Do not allow strands to cause a short >ŝƐƚĞĚ ďĞů Žǁ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĞƉƐ ĨŽƌ ǁ ŝƌŝŶŐ LJ ŽƵƌ Z^> ƐƉĞĂŬĞƌƐ͘ & Žƌ Ăů ƚĞƌŶĂƟǀ Ğ ŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ Žƌ ƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶƐ͕ Ɖů...
- Page 16 /ŶƐƚĂů ů ĂƟŽŶ— ŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ 3. With the wires connected to your speakers, connect each wire to the appropriate output termi- nal on your receiver or amplifier. Repeat this step for each speaker to be hooked up. Your receiver Žƌ ĂŵƉů ŝĮ Ğƌ ǁ ŝů ů ƐƉĞĐ ŝĨLJ ǁ ŚŝĐ Ś ƚĞƌŵŝŶĂů Ɛ ĂƌĞ ĨŽƌ ǁ ŚŝĐ Ś ƐƉĞĂŬĞƌƐ͘ ZĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ů ĞŌ ĂŶĚ ƌŝŐ Śƚ ĨƌŽŶƚ ƐƉĞĂŬĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƉĞĂŬĞƌƐ ŽŶ LJ...
- Page 17 Some A/V receivers ask you to select the size of your satellite speakers and give you a choice of small or large. In the case of RSL CG3s or RSL CG23, you must choose the ͞ ƐŵĂů ů ͟ ƐĞƫ ŶŐ ŝŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ Đ ŽƌƌĞĐ ƚů LJ ƉƌŽƚĞĐ ƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƉĞĂŬĞƌƐ͘ ^ŽŵĞ ͬ s ƌĞĐ Ğŝǀ ĞƌƐ ǁ ŝů ů ŚĂǀ Ğ LJ ŽƵ choose a crossover frequency as well.
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Page 18: Ğƫ Ŷőɛ Ŷě K Ɖğƌăɵžŷ
^Ğƫ ŶŐ Ɛ ŶĚ K ƉĞƌ ĂƟŽŶ — ŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ How much volume is enough? When matched with the appropriate components, your RSL Speaker Systems can play at a very loud volume. Your A/V Receiver or amplifier needs to be capable of delivering a sufficient amount of un- ĚŝƐƚŽƌƚĞĚ ƉŽǁ... - Page 19 ^Ğƫ ŶŐ Ɛ ŶĚ K ƉĞƌ ĂƟŽŶ — ŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ Balancing your system with a sound level meter 4. When you are done balancing your speakers, play some movie samples to help you make any final adjustments. 5. Trust your ears above all else. Double check speaker distances dŚĞ ĂƵƚŽ ƐĞƚƵƉ ǁ...
- Page 20 ƚĞĞƚŚ Đ ŚĂƩ ĞƌŝŶŐ ŝŵƉĂĐ ƚ ŵĂŶLJ ŽĨ LJ ŽƵ ĞŶũ ŽLJ ͘ dŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ Đ ŽŵŵŽŶ ŵŝƐƚĂŬĞ ƉĞŽƉů Ğ ŵĂŬĞ ŝƐ ƐĞƫ ŶŐ ƚŚĞ subwoofer to play too loudly. The subwoofer should always blend seamlessly with the satellite speakers rather than being intrusive. If you desire more bass, try placing the RSL Speedwoofer in a corner.
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Page 21: Care And Maintenance
Care And Maintenance ĂƌŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ LJ ŽƵƌ Z^> ^ƉĞĂŬĞƌƐ ŝƐ ƌĞů ĂƟǀ Ğů LJ ĞĂƐLJ ͘ dŚĞLJ ĚŽ ŶŽƚ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞ ŵƵĐ Ś ŽŶ LJ ŽƵƌ ƉĂƌƚ͘ t Ğ ŚĂǀ Ğ listed the most important dos and don’ts below. ϭ͘... -
Page 22: Ɖğđ Ŝį Đ Ăɵžŷɛ
System Resonance: 87 Hz Weight: 6 lbs. Dimensions: H: 9 1/2” W: 5 1/16” D: 6 3/8 “(Without grille 6”) RSL CG23 Woofers: Dual 4” with Ferrite Magnet, Kevlar Cone Tweeter: 1” Silk Dome, Ferrite Magnet Frequency Response: 85-20,000 Hz ± 3db ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ /ŵƉĞĚĂŶĐĞ ƐĞƫ... -
Page 23: Dƌžƶďů Ğɛśžžɵŷő
dƌŽƵďů ĞƐŚŽŽƟŶŐ Ɛ ŵƵĐ Ś ĂƐ ǁ Ğ ƚƌLJ ͕ ů ŝŬĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶƐƚƌƵĐ ƟŽŶ ŵĂŶƵĂů Ɛ͕ ǁ Ğ͛ ů ů ƉƌŽďĂďů LJ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ Ğǀ ĞƌLJ ƉƌŽďů Ğŵ except the one you’re experiencing. We’re consumers ourselves and we don’t like it when we call for support and they direct us to their websites’s FAQs, which are usually no help at all. -
Page 24: Warranty
Peace Of Mind Warranty We’ve worked countless hours without food, sleep, or television to build speakers that will serve you well for many years. However, in the unlikely event a speaker fails and it’s our fault, we’ll fix it for free. Speakers are warranted for 5 years;...
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